A Colorado woman will spend nearly two decades behind bars for abusing a 2-year-old boy to the point that he was required to be fed through a tube and suffered potentially lifelong injuries.

Mckinley Slone Hernandez, 26, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the injuries sustained by the 2-year-old boy, named Giovanni, she was babysitting, according to the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office .

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Lakewood police began investigating on Sept. 1, 2023, when Hernandez brought the boy to a local hospital. He was then airlifted to a children’s hospital for lifesaving surgery. His injuries included a traumatic brain injury, reduced oxygen and blood flow

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